by Madeline | Mar 28, 2025 | Connection, Formal Practice, Informal Practice, inner peace, interconnection, meditation, Mindfulness, nature, Practice, science
Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Buddha meditated under the Bodhi tree. He was outside, in nature, when he attained enlightenment – not inside a monastery or palace. Whether you believe the story to be myth or history, people have long known that there is wisdom,...
by Madeline | Feb 3, 2026 | Body Awareness, Formal Practice, freedom, inner peace, interconnection, meditation, Mindfulness, nature, Practice
By Madeline Ebelini This morning I sit in a chair, wrapped in a quilt, under a tree. Eyes closed. I feel the weight of my body, the gravitational pull of the Earth, connecting me. I feel the movement of my belly with the breath, gently pulsing in and out, from within....
by Madeline | Mar 28, 2025 | adversity, anxiety, Change, depression, despair, fear, grief, interconnection, kindness, meditation, Mindfulness, sadness
Sadness, grief, despair, and fear are probably some of the most difficult emotions to work with in meditation practice. We avoid feeling them, which can cause them to be entrenched - forever trying to work themselves out through repetitive behavior patterns in...
by Madeline | Mar 27, 2025 | Connection, Health, inner peace, interconnection, kindness, meditation, Mindfulness, Practice
” . . . if I meditate — that’s like preparation for the rest of my day — it’s a self education and one that you want to renew everyday…I sit to anchor and organize my life around my heart and mind, and to radiate out to others what...
by Madeline | Mar 17, 2026 | Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Change, communication, Connection, Health, interconnection, kindness, Longevity, relationships
During my graduate studies in Transpersonal Psychology I became intrigued with the idea of human connection and mindfulness as catalysts for healing and transformation. Something about today’s world of divisiveness and separation seemed fundamentally inconsistent with...
by Madeline | Feb 16, 2026 | Acceptance, Blame, Change, Health, inner peace, interconnection, kindness, meditation, Practice, relationships, stress, Tips
In my work as a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) educator, I meet people for whom stress has taken the upper hand in their lives. One of the things we discover as we learn how to meditate and observe our thoughts and emotions is that everything we say, and...
